Lions to introduce coach Caldwell this afternoon

The Detroit Lions planned to officially introduce Jim Caldwell as their new coach at a 4 p.m. press conference today at Ford Field.

Caldwell, an assistant coach with the Baltimore Ravens the past two seasons and former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, was hired Tuesday as the franchise's 23rd full-time head coach.

Caldwell, 58, replaces Jim Schwartz, who was fired on Dec. 30 after five seasons, 51 regular-season losses and his failure to get the franchise back to the National Football League playoffs for the past two years.